Word of The Year

Word Of The Year

The word(s) of the year, sometimes capitalized as Word(s) of the Year and abbreviated WOTY or WotY, refers to any of various assessments as to the most important word(s) or expression(s) in the public sphere during a specific year.

Read more about Word Of The Year:  American Dialect Society (U.S.), Global Language Monitor, Germany

Famous quotes containing the words word and/or year:

    “She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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    Familiar to the stranger’s child;”
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